Steven Rea's Weekend Movie Selections

Hell or High Water

Jeff Bridges is a soon-to-retire Texas Ranger who teams with his longtime partner (Gil Birmingham), crisscrossing West Texas on the trail of a pair of desperate bank-robbing brothers (Ben Foster, Chris Pine). A contemporary western that transcends the genre, brilliantly. Written by Talor Sheridan, directed by David Mackenzie, a soulful, jolting, sharp-eyed affair.

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Captain Fantastic Viggo Mortensen leads an amazing gang of young actors, playing a radical hippie who's raised his kids off the grid, outside the structure and strictures of "the real world." When events force the father and his nonconformist brood to leave their rustic compound and deal with modern-day America, the experience is jolting - in funny, moving, meaningful ways. R

Don't Think Twice Mike Birbiglia's bittersweet celebration of the art of improv comedy, the genius of getting up on stage and inventing stuff, cuts both ways. When the careers of one or two members look like they're taking off, wounded pride and professional jealousy intercede. Birbiglia, following his directorial debut Sleepwalk With Me, is joined by Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard, and Tami Sagher. R